RSI presso Axiomtek

Chairman's Words

Since the announcement of the global agenda on sustainable development goals (SDGs) in 2015, many benchmarking enterprises have experienced a transition from initial participation in heated debates, towards contemplation on how to actually implement the SDGs within their own organizations. I believe that the implementation of corporate social responsibilities shall start off from an enterprise’s core capabilities and its stance on values, so that a positive influence will grow from the inside to become part of a corporate culture, and this influence will continue to extend and ultimately will manifest itself outside of the enterprise to help improve social affairs of critical importance. Among the agenda of the 17 SDGs, Axiomtek focuses particularly on: (5) Gender Equality, (9) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, (11) Sustainable Cities and Communities, (12) Responsible Consumption and Production, and (17) Partnerships for the Goals. In terms of corporate policies and management, these goals are in line with our company’s long-term development objectives and corporate culture.

In response to the rising concept of green environmental protection, countries around the world have been actively employing renewable energies as part of an effort to lower carbon emissions and reduce damage to the earth. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not only limited to environmental protection. To successfully accomplish corporate social responsibility, an enterprise must keep up with international trends and is committed to fulfilling corporate citizenship obligations, valuing corporate governance, and being responsible for all of its stakeholders including employees and shareholders. The transparency and integrity of an enterprise should also be reviewed by the general public. For four consecutive years, Axiomtek has earned the distinctive honor of the Taiwan Excellence Awards for product innovation, localization of research, development and manufacturing, and global brand recognition. As per the third Evaluation Results of Corporate Governance for 2016, Axiomtek’s ranking climbed higher compared to the previous year, jumping into the top 5% bracket. These honors are solid proof of Axiomtek’s dedication to cultivation of technology, adherence to the principle of good faith, as well as constant superior governance.

From the very outset of product development, Axiomtek has always put the goal of minimizing energy consumption in mind, making every effort to curb energy consumption throughout the entire process of material selection, product design, supplier management, and manufacturing. We encourage suppliers to reduce product carbon footprint by working with us to form a green supply chain and develop green design products. Reduction of carbon footprint emissions can be achieved by altering the process of raw material mining and manufacturing, assembly, and transportation. As a result, in 2016, the share of domestic purchases rose as high as 91% and helped reduce the carbon emissions generated by transportation.

To carry out a solid promise to stakeholders of holding ourselves out as an environmentally friendly organization, Axiomtek has shown its achievements in reducing carbon emissions and its ability to independently validate and verify such reductions through an inspection report on greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with ISO 14064. In addition, Axiomtek has been reinforcing risk management to avoid obstacles to international trade by meeting all management guidelines on banned and restricted hazardous substances as required by customers. For the implementation of green design and the control of hazardous substances, Axiomtek is scheduled to import GPM’s Green Supply Chain Management and to apply for an IECQ QC 080000 certificate on Hazardous Substance Process Management (HSPM) by next year.

Continuing to improve quality of what we do through international standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and ISO 14001, Axiomtek has been incorporating environmental protection management into our business practice to fulfill our statutory obligations and to win trust from our customers and stakeholders. Furthermore, consistent compliance with TOSHMS/ OHSAS 18001 also validates Axiomtek's attentive efforts in caring for and protecting employee occupational health and safety at work. In the year of 2016, no occupational accidents occurred to our contractors and employees. Since its inception, Axiomtek has been strictly obeying all environmental laws and regulations while retaining a remarkable record of zero violations and zero penalties.

Axiomtek has a clear, well-defined CSR vision and mission as well as implementation guidelines. We are committed to taking continuous care for our employees, customers, shareholders, suppliers, society, among all stakeholders, and with the leverage of our positive power we are aiming to make greater contributions to our community. By actively carrying out corporate social responsibilities, Axiomtek has vowed to become an example to domestic enterprises while in the meantime making every effort to implement our corporate policies of sustainable business development.

Core Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Axiomtek

To attend to corporate governance with integrity and honesty

To run the business with integrity and attach great importance to the rights and interests of all stakeholders

To protect customer and trade information

To operate the business with probity without engaging in illegal transactions

To respect and protect intellectual property rights

To abide by laws and regulations to ensure the rights and interests of employees

To practice flexible working hours and provide a high-quality working environment for employees

To encourage community participation and humanistic care activities

To avoid using hazardous substances under proper supply chain management

To persist in product innovation and green design

To promote energy conservation with collaboration among employees

Policy of Corporate Social Responsibility at Axiomtek

Since its inception, Axiomtek has been actively attaching importance to technical cultivation and its long-term development while taking into account the interests of employees, customers, shareholders, suppliers, society, among all stakeholders. Also actively carrying out corporate social responsibility, Axiomtek has become an example to domestic enterprises in the pursuit of sustainable development.

Our vision

To be an example to enterprises in the pursuit of sustainable development

Our mission

To adhere to integrity and honesty

To care for employees and the disadvantaged

To design green products for environmental protection

Our approach to implementation

To adhere to integrity and honesty
It has always been the Company's practice to emphasize a corporate spirit of integrity and honesty, to abide by the laws and business ethics, and to maintain excellent corporate governance. Prohibiting improper profits and unfair business competition, the Company has been respecting for intellectual property rights, committed to protecting the privacy of each customer and business partner. To make life better and the society a better place to live in, the Company has been contributing in the establishment of various communication channels, engagement in the community volunteering, and promotion of social responsibility.

To care for employees and the disadvantaged
Giving priority to employee safety and health conforming to governmental regulations, the Company has been offering reasonable salaries and benefits, granting all employees with equal rights, treasuring and bringing up talents. At Axiomtek, any discrimination of any kind is strictly prohibited, so is child labor and forced labor. With a firm stand to support the balance of life and the wellbeing of physical and mental health, the Company has been offering reasonable and flexible working hours, aiming to create a safe, healthy, stimulating and comfortable working environment through an open management model for better communication with employees.

To design green products for environmental protection
Regarding product development, the design mentality lies in the endurance of the product life cycle from the very outset where efforts have been made throughout the entire process of material selection, product design, supplier management, and manufacturing to reduce energy consumption, enhance efficiency, streamline the process, and develop green, environment-friendly products. To meet the management guideline on banned and restricted hazardous substances as required by customers and stakeholders, all specifications of the product have been carefully designed to deliver high quality. Making every possible effort in all business aspects, the Company is proud to have been helping protect the environment, fulfilling its responsibility as a world citizen.

Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Seeing that CSR activity is an integral part of management among which stakeholders' right and interest constitutes a core of its value system, Axiomtek had formed a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (hereinafter referred to as "CSR Team") to integrate resources among its internal functional organizations for a better management, thus reinforcing its commitment to its value systems. Led by the Chairman and CEO, the CSR Team consists of Legal Office, Procurement, Quality Assurance and Engineering, R&D, Customer Relations, Finance and Human Resources all of which have been collectively managing various issues related to stakeholders, such as customers, suppliers, governments, employees, shareholders, society, and so on, during their day-to-day operation in a systematic manner, aiming to fulfill its corporate social responsibility, vision and mission.

Furthermore, different stakeholders may have different concerns in their mind, and Axiomtek's obligation and responsibility is to respond to their concerns in a best way possible such that each stakeholder’s needs might be addressed. The Company is boasting about its smooth communication channel throughout which all dedicated personnel are always committed to listening to the stakeholders, collecting voices from all directions, and replying to each stakeholder’s needs with comprehensive analysis and feasible resolutions. At Axiomtek, a good rapport with its stakeholders is constantly being built, thanks to the good job done by its CSR Team.

Sections

Organizational Functions

Main Stakeholders

Corporate Governance Section

Corporate governance and management
Disclosure of financial information
Compliance with laws and regulations

Investors, Governments

Employee Care Section

Development of human resources
Human right management
Establishment of healthy and friendly working environment
Promotion of cultural, educational and charity activities, care for the
disadvantaged

Employees, Governments

Environmental Care Section

Environmental policy and management system
Pollution prevention
Enhancement of efficiency of energy consumption
Fulfillment of the responsibility of the product to the environment
Management of environmental issues
Management of occupational safety and health policy

Employees, Customers,
Society, Suppliers

Green Development Section

Customer services and satisfaction
Minimization of the impact of raw materials to the environment
Research and development on green products
Management of product quality, reliability and customer relations

In order to implement its corporate social responsibility while facilitating the progress of economy, environment and society, the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (i.e. CSR Team) was established along with the "Code of Practice for Corporate Social Responsibility" so as to achieve the sustainable development of the Company. As one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of PC-based industrial computer products, Axiomtek is committed to implementing pollution prevention and related environmental protection measures in line with the quality control system as required in ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 13485. Under the highest environmental policy "relentless environmental protection for sustainable resource abundance", the Company is committed to:
* Complying with relevant requirements and regulations of national environmental protection laws and environmental protection organizations;
* Educating its employees with the concept of environmental protection; and
* Communicating with suppliers of raw materials, as well as third-party vendors on the topic of environmental protection, jointly upholding environmental protection and sustainable economy.